SOMETIMES GOD MOVES VERY QUICKLY, FAST ENOUGH TO MAKE YOUR HEAD SPIN! Around March 6 or 7, some women in Ventura, CA met to pray for their church and for God to bring the right Interim Pastor to lead their…
“PROFESSIONAL COURTESY” GONE AWRY
There is such a thing as “professional courtesy” where one professional provides services for a fellow professional out of courtesy. That’s fine. But there’s one expression of professional courtesy that is frustrating to me: Sometimes in the circles of big…
HOLY SPIRIT: THE ACTIVATOR!
God has revealed Himself to us as One God who exists in Three Persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. God the Father sets the agenda – He wills. He willed the universe into existence: “In the beginning God created…
A Helpful Model: “Unwrapping” the Gift of the Spirit, Part 2
(In my previous post on February 12, we began to explore what it means to receive the Gift of the Holy Spirit. If you haven’t read that yet, I encourage you to read it now for context – http://www.claytonford.net/personal-renewal/receiving-the-gift-of-the-spirit-a-helpful-model –…
Receiving the Gift of the Spirit: A Helpful Model
In teaching, I use an illustration that many have found helpful in providing them a better understanding of what the gift of the Spirit is and when we receive it. I have seen God use this model to “turn the…
Characteristics of Spirit-filled Christians #8: The Bottom Line
We need the Holy Spirit in all His fullness! In this series of articles on what it means to be filled with the Holy Spirit, I’ve described seven major characteristics of the Spirit-filled life: 1] Spirit-filled Christians really love God;…
Characteristics of Spirit-filled Christians #7: They Have Compassion and Anointing to Minister to the Needs of Other People
Those who are filled with the Holy Spirit will be moved by the Spirit to minister to the deepest needs of other people. We can probably view this characteristic of the Spirit-filled life as the culmination of all the other…
Characteristics of Spirit-filled Christians #6: They Are Wholehearted Worshipers!
A spirit-filled christian is a worshiper! In Ephesians 5:18–20, Paul says this about the Spirit-filled life: Do not get drunk on wine which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and…
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